Cooper Stadium
Cooper Stadium is a multi purpose in Columbus, United States that opened in 1932. Its recorded capacity is 17,500.
Key facts
Cooper Stadium is a multi purpose in Columbus, United States that opened in 1932. Its recorded capacity is 17,500. It is owned by Franklin County and Franklin County. It is operated by Franklin County and Franklin County. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 4 names in total, including Red Bird Stadium, Jets Stadium, Franklin County Stadium. Current tenants are Columbus Red Birds, Columbus Elite Giants, Columbus Magic, Columbus Clippers, Columbus Red Birds.
- Location
- Columbus, United States
- Type
- Multi purpose
- Capacity
- 17,500
- Opened
- 1932
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- Franklin County, Franklin County
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 2
- Playing surface
- Artificial turf, Natural grass
Cooper Stadium is at latitude 39.946406, longitude -83.028217, in Columbus, United States. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.
Data table for this chart
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Latitude | 39.946406 |
| Longitude | -83.028217 |
| City | Columbus |
| Region | Columbus |
| Country | United States |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Technology
| Feature | Recorded as | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surface | Artificial turf | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Surface | Natural grass | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
See the venue technology guides for how these work.
Naming rights
Cooper Stadium has carried 3 recorded names. Red Bird Stadium (no sponsor) ran 1932 to 1954. Jets Stadium (no sponsor) ran 1955 to 1970. Franklin County Stadium (no sponsor) ran 1977 to 1984. The average tenure of a name here is 14.7 years.
Data table for this chart
| Name | Sponsor | Period | Deal value | Term | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Bird Stadium | None | 1932 to 1954 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Jets Stadium | None | 1955 to 1970 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Franklin County Stadium | None | 1977 to 1984 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Franklin County | 1932 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Owner | Franklin County | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Operator | Franklin County | 1932 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Operator | Franklin County | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
| Tenant | Competitions | Period | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Red Birds | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Columbus Elite Giants | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Columbus Magic | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Columbus Clippers | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Columbus Red Birds | Not mapped | 1932 to present | Current | Source |
Recorded changes
16 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.
| Date | Table | Field | From | To | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 3139 | 2026-10 |
| 2 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 3138 | 2026-10 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Franklin County Stadium | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Jets Stadium | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Red Bird Stadium | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42385 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42384 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42383 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42382 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42381 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42380 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37369 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37368 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37367 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1372077710 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | Cooper_Stadium | Cooper Stadium | 2026-09 |
Sources and licenses
Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:
- Wikidata: CC0 1.0. Data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0 Universal.
- OpenStreetMap: ODbL 1.0. © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0). See https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright.
- Wikipedia: CC BY-SA 4.0. Text from Wikipedia, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.
Row-level sources used for this venue: